Todd Mitchem,
DJzone's Profile DJ from our last issue now has his seminar videos available.

The video is an in
depth study of interaction, and skills necessary to make the perfect
event every time!!! You will receive with the video all of the
handouts and interactive elements of the actual seminar day! In
addition you can get the two routine video. An action packed video
featuring two of my most successful routines complete with full scripts!

If you are
interested in an upcoming seminar, you can also, sign up for that
online. This is an offer you do not want to pass up!

"WHY NOT? I
have made it easier than ever for you to improve you interactive and
microphone skills. You have no excuse to not be educated in the art
of interaction."

SATISFACTION OR
YOU MONEY BACK

There is a full
money back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied with the
video package.

QSC recently
reduced the price of the entire PLX Series of amplifiers. The
announcement was made by Pete Kalmen, QSC Director of Sales and Marketing.

"Weve
lowered the price across the board by up to 20%" says Kalmen.
"This has been made possible by combining our component buying
power with our new demand pull manufacturing process
which have lowered our material costs. We are now passing the savings
along to the customer. Now the consumer can step up to the benefits
of QSCs PowerWave technology-based products for much less
than was previously possible. For just a few dollars more, you can
enjoy higher power output capability, improved sonic performance and
lighter weight."

The PLX Series
incorporates QSC's exclusive PowerWave switching power supply.
The line's five models range in power from 600 watts/ch to 1700
watts/ch at 2 ohms. Featuring advanced SMT (Surface Mount Technology)
design, the line delivers high power in a compact 2-RU chassis
weighing only 21 lbs (9.5 kg) and only 14" deep.

The PLX features
studio-quality audio performance, including a virtually inaudible hum
and noise (-110dB 20Hz-20kHz) and ultra-low distortion performance
(.03% THD at rated power into 8 ohms).

LOS ANGELES-Two
heads are better than one . . . and four heads are truly
astounding! That's the theory behind a couple of new
sound-activated lighting effects from American DJ-the Quadra-Force
and Double Squeeze-which offer the excitement of multiple heads
in one unit.

As their names
suggest, the Quadra-Force and the Double Squeeze produce the effect
of multiple fixtures-four units and two units respectively. Yet
each comes packaged-and priced-as a single product, providing enough
arsenal for clubs and DJs to put on an explosive light show, while
holding the trigger on costs.

The Quadra Force
is a complete four-unit sound-activated lighting system. Each
of the four units projects multi-dichroic rotating moonflower beams
that create different gobo patterns.

The Double Squeeze
features two independent motorized plates, each with six dichroic
filters that spin back-and-forth to project gobos in a tunnel pattern.

"The Quadra
Force and the Double Squeeze produce different types of effects.
But what they share in common is that they both contain multiple
effects in a single unit," said Scott Davies, general manager of
American DJ. "This provides clubs and DJs with the power
to produce an electrifying light show with multiple images, all in
one convenient, cost-efficient package."

QUADRA-FORCE

True to its name,
the Quadra-Force is a complete, sound-activated lighting system that
includes four individual units. Each of the four units is a
multi-dichroic rotating moonflower/gobo effect, which features a
rotating mirror piece that is sound activated and will chase to the
music. The four units are linked together master-slave to produce a
perfectly orchestrated light show.

Adding even more
excitement to this fixture, each of the four units comes with a
different gobo pattern. The gobo patterns are interchangeable
and can be used to create a customized light show.

The Quadra-Force
is fan cooled and includes a hanging bracket. Weight is 9 lbs.
(master), and 8 lbs. (slaves), and dimenisons are 6"H x
11.5"W x 12.75"L. The suggested retail price of the
Quadra-Force is $599.99.

DOUBLE SQUEEZE

The Double Squeeze
is a sound-activated effect that will double a club's lighting
excitement, without squeezing its budget. This fixture features two
motorized, dichroic mirrored plates, which move independently to the
sound of the music, creating two distinct gobo effects. Each
plate spins back and forth to project a flurry of gobos in a
tantalizing tunnel pattern.

Each plate is also
equipped with six dichroic filters that add dynamic color to the
funnel-like patterns. In addition to the six dichroic color filters,
each of the two plates can project one of seven different gobo
patterns. With its ability to scatter a multitude of tunnel effects
throughout a large area, Double Squeeze is proof postive that two
heads are better than one!

The Double Squeeze
has a 2 x ZB-EXY 82v/250W lamp. The Dimensions are 33.5" x
8" x 6.5", and the weight is 25 lbs. The suggested
retail price of the Double Squeeze is $599.95.

The new Martin
Wizard is a one-of-a-kind DMX-controllable "full-house"
effect light featuring an extraordinary, magical effect never before
seen in the effects lighting industry. The Wizard uses a high-output
250-watt discharge source (2000-hour life).

If you like the
wide spread, ever-changing effect of the Martin Acrobat, you'll love
the Wizard. A unique flower-effect is projected onto a pan and tilt
adjustable mirror drum, delivering more than 80 agile light beams,
each beam chasing the other while continuously changing color and
gobo pattern. No other luminaire in the industry can match the
enchanting effects created from Martin's latest Club and DJ effect.

NEWBURY PARK,
Calif., Nov. 13, 2000¾Westlake Audio, the leader in high-quality
audio products for more than 25 years, has released their new
three-way Lc3w12V Monitor Speaker System. Housed in a bass-reflex
enclosure, the compact Lc3w12V offers extensive electro-mechanical-acoustical
dampening and integrated passive crossover for single or bi-amp operation.

Designed as an
alternative to the successful horizontal version, the Lc3w12V system
has been created to meet the demands of multi-channel operations,
explains Ken Centofante, sales and marketing director for Westlake
Audio. "In many ways the vertical design actually surpasses its
counterpart when it comes to the needs of a multi-channel studio. For
L-C-R use, it's essential that the monitor speakers are symmetrically
designed, which Westlake has done with the Lc3w12V. It's the perfect
fit for small- to mid-size control rooms."

NEW YORK, NEW
YORK, (It's a wonderful town) - As reported on the official press
site for Mackie Designs, Inc., Mackietone.com, in June 2000, Steve
West and Bruno Ravel of B.O.M.B. Faktory were writing and recording
the theme songs for a slew of Major League Baseball teams, including
The New York Yankees, The New York Mets, The Boston Red Sox, and The
Baltimore Orioles, to name just a few.

At that time,
Steve West had commented, "It's looking pretty good for the
Yankees, the Red Sox or the Mets... but regardless of what team gets
to the big game, we're going to be rooting for the guy who hits the
(stadium system) play button on our song!"

Well, turns out
two of the teams for whom Steve and Bruno wrote theme songs wound up
in the World Series, after all. (It would have been only one
theme song if the Seattle Mariners didn't choke... but we're not
bitter). If you have been locked in a box on a prison island in
French Guyana, then you probably don't know The New York Mets and The
New York Yankees are at each other in the first New York Subway
Series since 1956.

"Ironically,"
Steve stated right after the second game of the 2000 World Series,
"They are NOT playing the theme songs we wrote for the teams
during the games!" But what is happening is even better
than just having the songs played over the stadium sound systems
during the games. The two theme songs, THE YANKEE MAMBO and THE
METS ARE GONNA GETCHA', are getting, what Steve calls,
"Madonna-like hit single rotation on the three major Top 40 New
York City Radio stations." WPLJ, Z-100 and WKTU are
playing each song every hour! "Three times per hour is the
minimum rotation for our songs just from these three stations,"
Steve states, almost in total amazement.

THE YANKEE MAMBO
and THE METS ARE GONNA GETCHA' - both penned by Ravel and West - were
produced with B.O.M.B. Faktory's Mackie Designs d8b on their Mackie
HR824 Near-Field Monitors.

Bruno states,
"With the D8B's recall ability, in seconds I can pull up mixes
for any one of 12 to 18 on-going projects. The D8B is a
monster. I'm still pinching myself that this thing is in my
studio. It's really the tool that Steve and I needed to invest in so
we can expand our burgeoning B.O.M.B. Faktory songwriting, publishing
and production business. If we didn't have the power and recall
of the D8B, we'd still be working on team songs well after the close
the of the World Series."

Continuing, Bruno
note, "Along with the accuracy of the HR824 monitors, our
projects are quickly completed here in our studio, without the need
to incur additional expenses by going to outside mastering studios."

Bruno, who also
sung all vocals on THE METS ARE GONNA GETCHA' points out, "I
can't get in my car and turn on the radio without hearing either one
of our songs! It's so weird to hear my voice singing back at me
constantly. It seems like just last week we were mixing these
tunes on our d8b and HR824s, thinking that the only place anyone was
ever going to hear these tunes was if they were at a Mets or a
Yankees game... Now every Met and Yankees fan in New York is singing
them while riding the subway to the Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium to
root for their favorite team."

Steve continues,
"The exposure THE YANKEE MAMBO and THE METS ARE GONNA GETCHA are
both getting will hopefully cast a greater light on our other
production and songwriting projects."

Again, when asked
what team they are rooting for when they watch the games, Bruno
states, "Will you be quiet, please?! We're listening to
our songs on the radio!"

Steve adds, "I
wish Danger Danger," (referring to their other band project),
"could get this kind of radio rotation."

Publicist's
Note: Read about B.O.M.B. Faktory's studio in EQ MAGAZINE's
November 2000 'Room with a VU' section and the October 2000 PRO SOUND
NEWS, page 48.

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